Karla May

Karla May
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 4th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2019
Preceded byJacob Hummel
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 84th district
In office
January 9, 2013 – January 9, 2019
Preceded byDon Gosen
Succeeded byWiley Price IV
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 57th district
In office
January 5, 2011 – January 9, 2013
Preceded byHope Whitehead
Succeeded byWanda Brown
Personal details
Born (1970-06-12) June 12, 1970 (age 54)
St. Louis, Missouri
Political partyDemocratic

Karla May (born June 12, 1970) is an American politician who has served in the Missouri Senate since January 2019. She previously served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2011.[1] A member of the Democratic Party, she was first elected in 2010.[2] Having served the maximum allowable term in the state house, in 2018 she announced her intention to run for election to the Missouri State Senate.[3]

Prior to entering politics, May worked for AT&T, also serving as a shop steward of Local 6300 of the Communications Workers of America.[4] She received her bachelor's degree from Saint Louis University in business administration, and a master's degree in education from Lindenwood University.[4]

May challenged and defeated incumbent State Senator Jacob Hummel (4th district) in the 2018 Democratic primary.

May was a candidate for United States Senate and along with December L. Harmon and Mita Biswas was defeated on August 6, 2024 in the Democratic Primary by attorney Lucas Kunce.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ Churchill, Lexi (23 April 2018). "Leaders, lawmakers frustrated by chronic underfunding of Missouri's historically black colleges". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Representative Karla May". 99th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session - 2018. Missouri House of Representatives. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. ^ McDermott, Kevin (28 March 2018). "Missouri's primary ballot grows as 21 file for U.S. Senate election". St. Louis Post Dispatch. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Karla May: the new consensus pick". St Louis American. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Missouri U.S. Senate Primary Election Results". The New York Times. 2024-08-06. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  6. ^ "Lucas Kunce wins Missouri's U.S. Senate Democratic primary in bid to unseat Josh Hawley". KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR. 2024-08-07. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  7. ^ "Missouri U.S. Senate Democratic primary: Lucas Kunce and Karla May". ksdk.com. 2024-08-04. Retrieved 2024-08-07.